diff --git a/config/gitpod/Dockerfile b/config/gitpod/Dockerfile
index 5a9bd4320..cd4f3df91 100644
--- a/config/gitpod/Dockerfile
+++ b/config/gitpod/Dockerfile
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ FROM gitpod/workspace-base
 USER gitpod
 
 RUN sudo apt-get -q update \
- && sudo apt install -yq openjdk-8-jdk openjdk-16-jdk python3-pip \
+ && sudo apt-get install -yq openjdk-8-jdk openjdk-16-jdk python3-pip npm \
  && sudo pip3 install pre-commit \
  && sudo update-java-alternatives --set java-1.8.0-openjdk-amd64